Bill Text: HI HB356 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Judicial Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB356 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB356-Amended.html
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 601-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§601-4
Judicial council. The supreme
court shall provide for the appointment of a judicial council which shall serve
in an advisory capacity only. The
judicial council shall give continuing consideration to the administration of
justice in the courts of the State. It
shall make reports and recommendations biennially to the supreme court and also
whenever deemed advisable by the court. The
meetings of the judicial council shall be open to the public as provided in section
92-3; provided that deliberations for the selection of nominees for the campaign
spending commission pursuant to section 11-311 and state ethics commission pursuant
to section 84-21 shall be closed to the public. The chief justice shall be a member and
chairperson of the judicial council. The
supreme court shall appoint, from time to time, [such] a number
of other members as it deems necessary to be fairly representative, but not to
exceed fifteen, whose terms shall be in accordance with the rules of the
supreme court. The members of the
judicial council shall include laypersons as well as judges and lawyers. The members of the judicial council shall
receive no compensation for their service but they shall be reimbursed for
their traveling and other expenses incidental to attending meetings."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Judicial Council; Open Meetings
Description:
Requires meetings of the judicial council to be open to the public, except for deliberations for the selection of nominees for the campaign spending commission and state ethics commission. (HD1)
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